Foley, J.A. and Ramankutty, N. and Brauman, K.A. and et al, . (2011) Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature. 6p.
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Increasing population and consumption are placing unprecedented demands on agriculture and natural resources. Today, approximately a billion people are chronically malnourished while our agricultural systems are concurrently degrading land, water, biodiversity and climate on a global scale. To meet the world’s future food security and sustainability needs, food production must grow substantially while, at the same time, agriculture’s environmental footprint must shrink dramatically. Here we analyse solutions to this dilemma, showing that tremendous progress could be made by halting agricultural expansion, closing ‘yield gaps’ on underperforming lands, increasing cropping efficiency, shifting diets and reducing waste. Together, these strategies could double food production while greatly reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Institute on the Environment (IonE), University of Minnesota, 1954 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA |
| Subjects: | Environmental Science |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2011 07:45 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2011 07:45 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10452 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2723 |
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